Over the past two centuries, the construction of thousands of dams has done more than just tame rivers – it has shifted the Earth’s North Pole about a meter from its original position. By storing ...

Dam construction since 1835 has caused Earth's poles to "wander" away from the planet's rotational axis because of the massive weight of water reservoirs. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

ISLAMABAD: To overcome water shortages in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, authorities have approved plans to ...

If it weren’t for the construction of Libby Dam, in Libby, Montana, I’m not sure I’d be here today. I know for certain I wouldn’t be its natural resource manager. But more than that, I might not even ...

Human engineering appears to have moved the planet, literally. According to new research published this month, the global boom in dam construction over the past two centuries has caused measurable ...

These mountains feed rivers that supply drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people along the Front Range. After the ...

While construction on other dams has been delayed, work on Sanford Dam has continued without interruption, with substantial completion expected in spring 2026. According to Brad Fedorchak, Project and ...

Dams and levees are critical pieces of our infrastructure and our history. They're one of the oldest type of human-made structures on the planet, and they were one of the first things that that ...